Michael Render aka Killer Mike is a beacon of hope and his powerful voice cannot be denied.

It was just a week ago that Mike broke down onstage in St. Louis during his emotional onstage speech in the hours after the Feguson grand jury decision to NOT indict officer Darren Wilson in the murder of Mike Brown (click HERE if you missed that).

Earlier today, Mike spoke to CNN’s Brooke Baldwin to share more of his views about the controversial topic, stating:

This is a constitutional issue. ALL of our rights are being violated by bad policing when ANY of our rights are violated.

In the 2-part interview, Mike offers more of his insight on the Ferguson decision and rest assured, he responds to Baldwin’s questions with honest answers about why the Ferguson issues has created so much strife and discourse throughout the nation.

I myself already figured that the grand jury would not indict Wilson. However, some small gleam of hope prevailed. As a member of the NAACP I immediately called my local office to see if we would rally or protest but sadly my calls weren’t returned, and there was no updated information regarding that matter. I hope my local chapter can do a little better with a grass roots campaign.

Immediately, I scanned Instagram and Twitter hashtags and found out about a protest rally called “Shut It Down ATL” … I passed the info along and my boyfriend and I decided to go to the event. Continue Reading…

I could barely hold back my tears when I watched the decision being read and was utterly overwhelmed by grief as the residents of Ferguson responded in anger. For the record, I don’t condone the violence… but I can’t say I don’t understand the frustration!

How many times must we sit idly by and watch another White male walk free after killing another Black teen? Some feel that Black on Black crime is a deeper issue, and I would almost agree… except for the fact that when a Black perpetrator is brought to justice, he’s way more likely to be convicted of the crime.

It’s no secret that there’s an uneven distribution of ‘justice’ in America, but it’s still disappointing. It’s also disappointing to see people burn and loot but I honestly can’t say that it wasn’t expected. Continue Reading…

The video, released by STLForward.com, features Michael Brown Sr. thanking the Missouri town for its support, but also emphasizing that violent protests do not help anyone.

“Hurting others and destroying others is not the answer,” Brown says in the video.

“No matter what the grand jury decides, I do not want my son’s death to be in vain. I want it to lead to incredible change, positive change, change that makes the St. Louis region better for everyone.”

Rapper/actor and my personal super hero Michael ‘Killer Mike’ Render on police safety and the aftermath of the events in Ferguson, Missouri.

For those of you who don’t know, ‘Killer Mike’ gets his name because he kills the microphone so no… he’s not a killer. That being said, Mike hit up Fox News’ ‘The Independents’ to eloqently give his input about the issue in Ferguson and how there were many mistakes made in it’s aftermath.

It has been easier to make me a target because I’m a Black male… stop & frisk did not affect my White friends like it affected my Black friends in New York. I’m glad they did away with that policy.

But I don’t advocate everything becoming a racial argument when we approach something. This is a constitutional argument. I believe that young man was killed before due process happened. I believe that that young man’s constitutional rights may have been violated and based on that, I am in support of further investigation of what happened.

It appears that Wilson was once a member of small police force in a nearby St. Louis town whose city council disbanded in 2011 over corruption and racial tension among its residents.

All 45 officers in the town were fired due to the scandal and Wilson was one of them. Some of the officers reapplied for their jobs, but Wilson found a job in the police department in the nearby city of Ferguson.